Narender Pal Singh
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| Born | 10 September 1973 Laksar, Uttarakhand, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993/94–2006/07 | Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narender Pal Singh (born 10 September 1973), also known as N. P. Singh, is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad for 14 seasons. He later worked as a selector for Hyderabad Cricket Association.
Life and career
Born in Laksar, Singh played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for Hyderabad. He made his first-class debut for the team at the age of 20 in the 1993–94 Ranji Trophy. He appeared in 101 first-class matches and took 319 wickets at an average less than 27. He also claimed 70 wickets in 48 List A matches at 24.68. He was one of the top four wicket-takers of the 1998–99 Ranji Trophy[1] and part of the Hyderabad team that finished runners-up in the 1999–00 Ranji Trophy. He played his last first-class match in December 2006,[2] finishing as one of the players with most appearances for Hyderabad (97 first-class appearances).
Singh became a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) soon after his retirement.[3] He also worked as the chairman of the senior team selection panel of HCA.[4] He was replaced in the selection panel in 2011,[5] after which he worked as a consultant for HCA's district and satellite academies.[6] He was once again named chairman of the Ranji and under-25 selection panel ahead of the 2013/14 season.[7]
References
- ^ "Bowling in Ranji Trophy 1998/99 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Narender Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Arsalan, Anam (31 December 2007). "Hyderabad cricket in transition mode". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Das, N Jagannath (19 December 2009). "Hyderabad demoted from Ranji Elite group". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Laxman, Ojha named in HCA governing council". ESPNcricinfo. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "HCA to set up academy to train young players". The Times of India. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "HCA appoints selectors and coaches". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
- Narender Pal Singh at ESPNcricinfo
- Narender Pal Singh at CricketArchive (subscription required)